横よこ

noun

horizontal; across; sideways

Refers to the horizontal direction or orientation, especially contrasted with 縦, the vertical direction.

See also: 横になる

• ノートに横よこの線せんを引ひいた。

  I drew a horizontal line in my notebook.

• この写しゃ真しんは横よこにして保ほ存ぞんしてください。

  Please save this photo in landscape orientation.

noun

width; breadth; side-to-side direction

Used for the left-to-right or side-to-side dimension of an object, or for movement side to side.

See also: 首を横に振る

• この机つくえは横よこが一いちメートルある。

  This desk is one meter wide.

• 彼かの女じょは黙だまって首くびを横よこに振ふった。

  She silently shook her head from side to side.

noun

side; side face

Refers to the side surface of something such as a box, building, or vehicle, rather than the top, bottom, front, or back.

• 箱はこの横よこの面めんにラベルを貼はった。

  I put a label on the side of the box.

noun

beside; next to; at one's side

Indicates a position immediately to the side of someone or something; commonly used as 横に, 横で, or 横の.

• 母ははの横よこに座すわった。

  I sat next to my mother.

• 駅えきの横よこに小ちいさな喫きっ茶さ店てんがある。

  There is a small café beside the station.

noun

from the side; from an unrelated position; outside the matter

Used in expressions such as 横から口を挟む, where someone not directly involved cuts in or interferes from the side.

See also: 横から口を挟む

• 会かい議ぎ中ちゅうに横よこから口くちを挟はさまないでください。

  Please do not cut in from the side during the meeting.